Keep an eye on our website and social media channels over the next seven weeks as we continue our #InternDiarySeries 👀📖
#Internship #Ash #AshDieback #TreeHealth #ForestResilience @danielwood1992.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
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#InternDiarySeries - Week 2/8 📖🌳🔬
Today we are highlighting Liam, whose internship involved working to investigate ash health genomics after long-term ash dieback exposure. Read about Liam's experience here: www.forestprotection.uk/2026/04/15/i... 🔗
Keep an eye on our website and social media channels over the next eight weeks as we continue our #InternDiarySeries 👀📖
#Internship #ScotsPine #TreeHealth #ForestResilience @forestresearchuk.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social
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#InternDiarySeries – Week 1/8 📖🌳🔬
Today we are highlighting Finlay who worked as part of our Investigating Scots pine resilience project team!
Read about Finlay’s experience working to investigate the resilience of Scots pine to drought and waterlogging: www.forestprotection.uk/2026/04/08/i... 🔗
Find out more about our internships:
shorturl.at/NuJf9 subscribe to our newsletter: shorturl.at/8RRbO to find out when applications open for our next cohort of interns! 📨
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#Internship #TreeHealth #ForestProtection #PlantHealth
Over the next 9 weeks, we will be spotlighting each of our interns individually in our #InternDiarySeries, keep an eye on our website and social media to find out more 👀📖
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Our fourth cohort of interns recently came to the end of their time with us. They gained hands on experience working alongside leading researchers in world class research institutes on important challenges and opportunities within the forestry sector 🌱👏
Read more: shorturl.at/f2mNA 🔗
Tomorrow (Sat 21 March 2026) is #InternationalDayofForests 🌱🌳🥳
To celebrate, we are publishing the talks given by our researchers at the ‘Britain’s Forest Future: Research-Practice Exchange’ conference.
Find out more and access the talks here: www.forestprotection.uk/2026/03/20/b... 🔗
There is also still time to sign up to the @actionoak.bsky.social webinar on the key findings from this report, which will take place tomorrow (Tue 17 Mar) at 14:00-15:00.
Sign up here: shorturl.at/d63of 🔗💻
The UK’s iconic oak trees are experiencing a combination of pressures, with scientists noting that, without ongoing action, oak could become less prominent in the UK’s landscape 🌳
Find out more in 'The State of UK Oaks' report published today by @actionoak.bsky.social:
shorturl.at/Tj7M9 📰
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Last month, our interns had the opportunity to visit Wakehurst Botanical Garden and the Millennium Seed Bank! 🌱🌸
Read more: www.forestprotection.uk/2026/03/10/i... 🔗
Thank you to the staff at @rbgkew.bsky.social and Wakehurst who helped to facilitate this day, it was a great experience for all! 👏
Following an extensive research programme, the UK Plant Health Risk Group has concluded that P. pluvialis does not meet the criteria for designation as a Quarantine Pest.
🔗 Read the full blog to learn more: forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2026/03/04/h...
..recognising your own successes and achievements 🏅
On Thursday in the 'Career skills and pathways for tomorrow's biologists' session, CFP-funded PhD student and former intern Phoebe will be talking about her time on the CFP internship programme and how it helped her secure a PhD position 🎓 (2/2)
Today CFP Lead Jess had the opportunity to speak as part of the @rsb.org.uk Bioscience Careers Event 🗣️
Jess highlighted the wide range of research disciplines and support roles that make the CFP what it is, and reflected on the importance of finding purpose, connecting with people, and... (1/2)
Are you a PhD student looking for a placement? 🎓
Dr @laura-j-kelly.bsky.social is offering a 3-month project at @rbgkew.bsky.social building on @forest-protection.bsky.social research 🪲 Find out more and apply below ⬇️
Have you registered for the @rsb.org.uk Bioscience Careers Day yet? Don't miss out- registration closes Monday 2 March! ⏰
Register here: www.rsb.org.uk/bioscience-c...
#BioscienceCareersDay #EarlyCareers #Bioscience #Students #Graduates #CPD
Join @actionoak.bsky.social on Tuesday 17 March at 2-3pm for a free webinar on their upcoming new report 'The State of the UK's Oaks' 🍃
Find out more and book your place: www.actionoak.org/news/invitat...
#Oak #ActionOak #StateofUKOaks #Webinar
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PRESS RELEASE: @bangoruniversity.bsky.social and @forest-protection.bsky.social are working together to tackle the UK and global forest health crises through a specialised academic offering: the 'ENS-4311 Forest Protection Module'🌳🔬
Read the full press release: shorturl.at/znfG5 📰
In the latest episode of the @britishecologicalsociety.org podcast you can hear the story behind our research on the importance of considering social & cultural values when restoring 'lost' tree species: open.spotify.com/episode/3zRJ... 🎙️🌳
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Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🌳🔬🥳
In our latest blog, we shine the spotlight on six of our talented researchers who represent a variety of scientific disciplines across a range of our projects 🔦
Read their reflections on working in forest science here: shorturl.at/WmZzc
📅 To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) is hosting their 3rd Annual Women in Science webinar series. 🌲✨
🔗 Register online: www.iufro.org/events/3rd-a...
#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience #WomeninSTEM
Entries & nominations are open for the EIF Awards 2026 to be held at Sheepdrove Farm. The awards are one of the sector’s highest marks of achievement in forestry.
For more info: https://ow.ly/VF8z50Y8HOi
Thanks to sponsors #DuchyOfCornwall FSC UK #PEFC #Savills #Tilhill #TreesPlease #WoodlandTrust
Are you a business involved in buying/selling ornamental plants? 🌸
Help to strengthen plant pest & disease detection across UK horticulture by taking part in a new survey from @forestresearchuk.bsky.social, Defra and the Horticultural Trades Association.
Survey closes 16 Feb: tinyurl.com/2h35kp24
Today we published our Winter 2025/26 #newsletter which features updates from our research and education and training programmes, news and events, blogs and more!
Subscribe to receive future editions of our newsletter: shorturl.at/kO8hC and access previous editions here: shorturl.at/1QKXf 🗞️
Our very own Centre for Forest Protection Lead Jess Allan, and CFP-funded PhD student and former intern Phoebe Swift will be speaking at the @rsb.org.uk #BioscienceCareersDay 🎓
Bookings close 2 March- don't miss out⏰
🔗 For more information and to book your place, see www.rsb.org.uk/bioscience-c...
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#StakeholderEngagement #Drought #MixedSpeciesStands #ForestResilience
Our EXPLORATION project aims to generate a clearer understanding of how mixed‑species stands in newly established forests respond to drought 🌳
In November, stakeholders helped shape the next phase of this project in a workshop hosted by @drgeorgexenakis.bsky.social 🤝
🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/dfYbx
Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) is a woodland management approach that involves selectively thinning trees to create a diverse forest structure, whilst maintaining canopy cover 🌳
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In October, our “Wind within the trees” team were joined by stakeholders to explore views on #ContinuousCoverForestry (CCF) and discuss windstorm impacts from risk, silvicultural, timber quality, and socio-cultural perspectives 🌬️
🔗 Read more about the event: www.forestprotection.uk/2026/01/20/t...